Steven Loyal, Sinisa Malesevic

Contemporary Sociological Theory (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Introducing you to the most important thinkers and schools of thought in contemporary sociological theory - from Parsons and Merton to the Frankfurt School to Foucault, Bourdieu, Giddens and Hochschild - this accessible textbook firmly locates key ideas in social, political and historical context. By doing so, it helps you to understand the development of central sociological concepts and how they can help us understand the contemporary world.

The book includes:

• Lively biographical sections so you can get to know each thinker
• Clear and easy-to-understand accounts of each theorist's arguments - and the most common criticisms
• Key concept boxes highlighting the most influential ideas

This comprehensive textbook brings the diverse field of contemporary sociological theory to life. Essential reading for all students of Sociology and Sociological Theory.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: SAGE Publications
• Seitenzahl: 472
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781529735802
• Artikelnr.: 59212959

Autorenporträt

Steven Loyal is an Associate Professor in Sociology at University College Dublin

Inhaltsangabe

Parsons and Merton
Goffman
Schutz and Garfinkel
Gramsci
Lukacs
Althusser
Marcuse
Adorno
Homans, Coleman and Boudon
Levi-Strauss, Barthes and Butler
Foucault
Elias
Bourdieu
Giddens
Habermas
Luhmann
Gellner and Mann
Collins
de Beauvoir, Oakley and Smith
Hochschild, Hill Collins and Latour

Rezensionen

Malesevic and Loyal have given us the most comprehensive, accessible, international and up-to-date guide to sociological theory, ancient and modern: a magnificent achievement. Professor Emeritus Stephen Mennell 20200619